Wildfire Mitigation Specialist Study Set Questions
and Correct Answers | Latest Update
Spot fires Ans: Fires started by airborne embers some distance away
from the main body of the fire
What two factors are the primary determinants of a home's ability to
survive a wildfire? Ans: Quality of defensible space
Structural ignitability
What does HIZ stand for? Ans: Home ignition zone
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What is included in the home ignition zone? Ans: The structure
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The space immediately surrounding the structure
What is the primary goal to protect a home from wildfire? Ans: Reduce or
eliminate fuels and ignition sources within the HIZ
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What are some benefits of fire? Ans: Thin tree and brush stands
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Remove dead material
Opens up forest floor to sunlight
Nourishes the soil
Wildland urban interface Ans: Any area where structures and other
human development meets or intermingles with wildland vegetative fuels
Fire suppression in the WUI Ans: When fire occurs here, it is suppressed
to protect people and their homes, so the fires do not burn the way they
should to reset the ecology of the systems
Vegetation is then increased in these areas, which provides more fuel for
fires
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International Code Council (ICC) Ans: Non-governmental organization
that develops and maintains model building codes for use by state and
local jurisdictions
What is construction regulated by? Ans: Building codes
How does a model building code become enforceable? Ans: When it is
adopted by state and local jurisdiction, with or without amendments, and
becomes law.
What is home rule? Ans: Local governments have the ability to establish
their own sets of codes and standards specific to their community.
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Is Colorado a home-rule state? Ans: Yes
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What is the most widely adopted code addressing WUI? Ans: The 2009
International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC)
International Wildland-Urban Interface Code Ans: Establishes minimum
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regulations for land use and the built environment in designated WUI
areas, using prescriptive and performance related provisions. It is
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founded on data collected through tests and fire incidents, technical
reports, and mitigation strategies from around the world
What are ignition-resistant building materials? Ans: These sufficiently
resist ignition or sustain flaming combustion to reduce losses from WUI
conflagrations under worst-case weather and fuel conditions with
wildfire exposure to burning embers and small flames
Recommended two-part approach to reducing wildfire danger in the WUI
Ans: Build more ignition-resistant structures
Reduce hazardous forest fuels
Fire intensity Ans: How hot a fire burns
Fire duration Ans: How long a fire will last